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What is the House of Lorento believed to be?

   a house for Pilgrims
   the house of St. Peter
   the house of the Virgin Mary
   the house of St Elizabeth

Your answer was: a house for Pilgrims.


Answer: The House of Lorento is believed to be the house in which the Virgin Mary lived, conceived, and raised the young Jesus. According to tradition, the house of the Virgin Mary was brought to Lorento, Italy and a shrine was built around it. In 1995, the Vatican Post Office issued stamps to commemorate the shrine.

see also:
• 1995 UFN Bulletin, VII Centenary Of The Shrine Of The House Of Lorento
• Holy House of Loreto, sacred-destinations.com



Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto
Scott # 973-977 (1995)




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